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WHAT:Into Film is proud to present an educational screening of Before Stonewall as part of our LGBT History Month programme showcasing LGBTQ+ cinema. The screening will be preceded by a short talk from Leeds Queer Film Festival's Nicola Hargrave, who will contextualise the film's place in queer film history. Leeds Queer Film Festival is a DIY festival run by and for the LGBTQ+ community in Leeds. It combines queer cinema with group discussions, workshops, and talks, raising awareness about current issues of relevance to the community, along with other activities, crafts, and vegan food.

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Film title

Before Stonewall

Synopsis

In the early hours of the morning of 28 June 1969, the police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York frequented by the poorest and most marginalised of the community. Tired of these recurrent raids and the discrimination that underpinned them, frustrations erupted into three nights of spontaneous violent riots in the streets – an event that is considered the birth of the modern Gay Rights Movement. This insightful documentary charts the history of the LGBT community before this movement, from 1920s bohemian cliques to McCarthy-era persecution, combining archival footage and candid interviews with figures including Beat poet Allen Ginsberg.